Wednesday, 27 February 2019

Bible on Bodily Mortification for the Sake of Others

The well-known Protestant reference work, New Bible Dictionary (edited by J. D. Douglas, Grand Rapids, Michigan: Wm. B. Eerdmans Pub. Co., 1962, “Sackcloth,” p. 1112), describes biblical sackcloth: A coarse cloth . . . usually made of goat’s hair . . . Sackcloth was worn as a sign of mourning for the dead . . . […]

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https://www.patheos.com/blogs/davearmstrong/2019/02/bible-on-bodily-mortification-for-the-sake-of-others.html

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